Uploading from my Ipod now, so gonna be a short post. It was very good game =)
i opened with dustshoot, and 2 mystic shine balls in hand.
first time i played the deck, as i used my teammate's variants and concept, as i wanted to get the feel of playing the deck, since all i did was watch amir and andrew go gantetsu every game
Their build sacrificed Christia in favour of the TG cards to make it more consistent.
Props of the day
1) Michael Bonacini's deck is a really solid TCG deck. As expected, the game stalling with Faders and Valleys are good.
2) 40+ min game is crazy.
3) Played decently with TG Agents on first try. I think i overextended at one or 2 points. Like going into Gachi Gachi number 2 for fun
Cons of the day:
1) Didnt get to draw a single Hyperion even with 2 cards from the sky, and 3 dualities. The only one near the top of my deck was removed from play with Necroface.
2) Followed TGG rulings so got Tour Guided. Agreed. Imbal. Nothing much i can do if people Veiler me then Tour Guide me and next turn search another Veiler.
Now lets compare OCG and TCG.
TCG broken thing is Tour Guide into no 17 Revise Dragon beatstick and search Veiler.
OCG broken thing is Venus into Gachi Gachi and sit there with 2000 attack beatstick. Many players includin me are already complaining about that, so we can see how much worse the TCG has it than us.
edit: i posted this, the day before the rulings were revised, so pls stop telling me that i posted wrong info about the rulings.
now, since the rulings are properly nerfed, expect agent angel to be the next meta in tcg too. there will be pros learning to abuse gachi gachi now
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Random Stuff
On DN i got raped by econ, when playtesting with shamir, (refer to andrews blog), i had reborn, collosal, and heavy storm and was ready to go for game next turn but shamir flipped econ and took my collosal, dropped his hyperion, and attacked with his own collosal + mine for game.
Im sorry too lgq, for some reason everytime im online, i had to reject your duel request because was already playing with shamir =(
mind crush is good too. I think its maindeck worthy this format.
VS Agents
Declare Hyperion, Honest, Venus bla bla
VS DW
Declare Gate
VS Junk Doppel
Declare "x syncron" after they try to do stuff or have searched with Tuning.
For some reason i feel like taking Book of Moon out this format. Does nothing VS DW and is not that good VS Agents. We'll see after some testing
Also, i cant really find a good way to take out Agents this format besides Mind Crush, Veiler and the only 2 other things i can think of is Karma Cut and Divine Wrath but they are both -1s, so hmm.
The Light Imprisoning Mirror is situational and i dont like it because it is too prone to MST
Solid Angel Trap Lineup:
2 BTH
1 Torrential
1 Trap Dustshoot
2 Warning
2 Mind Crush
Sad everybody is now gonna be playing Agents.
Im stopping X Sabers because Sabers< Agents. You need Emmsblade and Darksoul to jump start the game and getting both in the grave to search combo pieces all need your opponents interactions. By the time they attack, they would have Venus + Gantetsu resolved already and then my opponent will just get ready to drop Hyperion. Really imbal there. They dont even need Christia lol
Gonna switch to Junk Dopple this format. Mainly because:
1) Everyone else is playin Agents so it is more fun to play the deck which has less players. Agents are dead cheap so ya everyone will be playing it. Even in tourneys, to be safe, i would go with TG Agents
2) Price of everything has dropped drastically except Quasar. Invest!
3) The deck has massive synergy
Got a solid build from deckbuilding and solitairing hands/ plays yesterday. Just needa obtain the cards only.
Last but not least, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all Muslim readers out there =)
Im sorry too lgq, for some reason everytime im online, i had to reject your duel request because was already playing with shamir =(
mind crush is good too. I think its maindeck worthy this format.
VS Agents
Declare Hyperion, Honest, Venus bla bla
VS DW
Declare Gate
VS Junk Doppel
Declare "x syncron" after they try to do stuff or have searched with Tuning.
For some reason i feel like taking Book of Moon out this format. Does nothing VS DW and is not that good VS Agents. We'll see after some testing
Also, i cant really find a good way to take out Agents this format besides Mind Crush, Veiler and the only 2 other things i can think of is Karma Cut and Divine Wrath but they are both -1s, so hmm.
The Light Imprisoning Mirror is situational and i dont like it because it is too prone to MST
Solid Angel Trap Lineup:
2 BTH
1 Torrential
1 Trap Dustshoot
2 Warning
2 Mind Crush
Sad everybody is now gonna be playing Agents.
Im stopping X Sabers because Sabers< Agents. You need Emmsblade and Darksoul to jump start the game and getting both in the grave to search combo pieces all need your opponents interactions. By the time they attack, they would have Venus + Gantetsu resolved already and then my opponent will just get ready to drop Hyperion. Really imbal there. They dont even need Christia lol
Gonna switch to Junk Dopple this format. Mainly because:
1) Everyone else is playin Agents so it is more fun to play the deck which has less players. Agents are dead cheap so ya everyone will be playing it. Even in tourneys, to be safe, i would go with TG Agents
2) Price of everything has dropped drastically except Quasar. Invest!
3) The deck has massive synergy
Got a solid build from deckbuilding and solitairing hands/ plays yesterday. Just needa obtain the cards only.
Last but not least, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all Muslim readers out there =)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
AKB decklist
Since im not gonna be playing this deck anymore, here's the decklist:
3 Genex Controller
3 GK Spy
2 Rescue Rabbit
1 BF- Gale the Whirlwind
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Black Luster Soldier
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Chaos Sorceror
3 Effect Veiler
2 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Sangan
2 MST
1 Heavy Storm
3 Pot of Duality
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Book of Moon
1 Mind Control
1 Allure of Darkness
2 Call of Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Trap Dustshoot
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Solemn Warning
Yeah yeah you notice the 1 Solemn Warning. lol. Remember, this was just testing stage, and i was trying to find the right balance between cards that interfered with your opponents monsters and MSTs.
So yeah, im giving up on this deck.
It should be pretty good. Going 50-50 against TG Agents piloted by 2 top players is pretty good :P Decide to focus on a deck that is legal for Asian format, whereby promos aren't legal.
Umm only 2 Rabbit cos targets are limited. Dont know what else to run without hindering the decks consistency. You basically dont even need Rabbit, its just a good support. Avarice at one only, so conserve it for your Rabbits.
Gale the Whirlwind cos it can half attacks and thats useful plus its stats are suitable , level 3 tuner , dark monster etc.
Thats all for today
3 Genex Controller
3 GK Spy
2 Rescue Rabbit
1 BF- Gale the Whirlwind
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Black Luster Soldier
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Chaos Sorceror
3 Effect Veiler
2 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Sangan
2 MST
1 Heavy Storm
3 Pot of Duality
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Book of Moon
1 Mind Control
1 Allure of Darkness
2 Call of Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Trap Dustshoot
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Solemn Warning
Yeah yeah you notice the 1 Solemn Warning. lol. Remember, this was just testing stage, and i was trying to find the right balance between cards that interfered with your opponents monsters and MSTs.
So yeah, im giving up on this deck.
It should be pretty good. Going 50-50 against TG Agents piloted by 2 top players is pretty good :P Decide to focus on a deck that is legal for Asian format, whereby promos aren't legal.
Umm only 2 Rabbit cos targets are limited. Dont know what else to run without hindering the decks consistency. You basically dont even need Rabbit, its just a good support. Avarice at one only, so conserve it for your Rabbits.
Gale the Whirlwind cos it can half attacks and thats useful plus its stats are suitable , level 3 tuner , dark monster etc.
Thats all for today
Friday, August 26, 2011
Testing process with Rabbit (AKB vers)
After Beta stages, i tested it out recently on DN
VS TG Agents (amir)
results: 1-1
both games we win using BLS. 1st game he exceed gachi , i top bls, and he hyperion but i monster reborn bls. conserving helps =)
second game i gg-ed to bls.
VS TG Agents (andrew)
results : 1-1
first game won due to bls again. second game lost due to kristia + hyperion
was going into a 3rd game, and had pretty good stuff to do but my comp blackout -.- unreliable electric company. 1 hour in the dark sucks. ran to car to cool off.
VS synchro turbo deck (joo phin)
2-0 . did lots of stuff ftw. couldnt rmbr
VS Dinosaur deck (bong seng)
1-0
VS Wind up exceed (bong seng)
2-0
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Notable duels were the 1st 2 duels.
TG really made Agents lot more consistent. +1 always, and TG striker makes gachi gachi easier. helps facilitate bls. OCG version of tour guide splashing
Im pleased to see it go 50-50 against Agents, which is considered a hard matchup. More testing coming up soon!
still havent tested vs dw, but i reckon after i side, i will win the next 2 games :P
i need to +1 more sorceror to 2 sorceror. boss monsters rock and stuff that can take care of hyperion + grapha for free rocks.
paul empty jar cooper just added me on fb O.O
VS TG Agents (amir)
results: 1-1
both games we win using BLS. 1st game he exceed gachi , i top bls, and he hyperion but i monster reborn bls. conserving helps =)
second game i gg-ed to bls.
VS TG Agents (andrew)
results : 1-1
first game won due to bls again. second game lost due to kristia + hyperion
was going into a 3rd game, and had pretty good stuff to do but my comp blackout -.- unreliable electric company. 1 hour in the dark sucks. ran to car to cool off.
VS synchro turbo deck (joo phin)
2-0 . did lots of stuff ftw. couldnt rmbr
VS Dinosaur deck (bong seng)
1-0
VS Wind up exceed (bong seng)
2-0
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Notable duels were the 1st 2 duels.
TG really made Agents lot more consistent. +1 always, and TG striker makes gachi gachi easier. helps facilitate bls. OCG version of tour guide splashing
Im pleased to see it go 50-50 against Agents, which is considered a hard matchup. More testing coming up soon!
still havent tested vs dw, but i reckon after i side, i will win the next 2 games :P
i need to +1 more sorceror to 2 sorceror. boss monsters rock and stuff that can take care of hyperion + grapha for free rocks.
paul empty jar cooper just added me on fb O.O
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
List of decks you should check out this format
1) Baha's Junk Dopple
Link: http://duelingdays.blogspot.com/2011/08/junk-doppel-sep-2011-beta.html
Nicely built and consistently built.
My only preference fix would be -1 tuning for 1 lonefire or 1 debris. I reckon Baha doesnt use lonefire or debris because of Veiler + Orange Light.
2) Max's OCG Agent Angels with BLS
Link: http://duellikeanidol.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/testing-agent-fairy-in-september-2011-list/
The first agents i see mixed with the dark monster lineup. everything looks decent.
3) Michael Bonacini's Necroface Chaos deck
Link : http://inamedeathaspect.blogspot.com/2011/08/re-visiting-necroface-chaos-for-sept.html#comment-form
TCG players should check it out.
OCG players can check out the deck too.
Quite interesting in my opinion because the deck can almost never die at all lol and its like this entire format was facilitated to make sure this deck stays at the top.
Abuse Chaos monster + super hard to kill + crazy load of advantage = good formula for current format top deck.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Discussing Compulsory Evac Device and X sabers
Did some testing and theory-ohs. Why do i think its bad?
1) Does nothing against Agents. Return their Hyperion and Kristia is funny since it does nothing. Maybe slows it down a while only.
Sure you can hit Gantetsu sometimes but then its not hard to get rid of it with Sorceror, BLS etc. If you really wanted to take care of the threat of Gantetsu, you should take care of the Venus and Earth first.
2) Does nothing against LS. Returning their monsters are pointless.
3) Does nothing vs DW. Return their stuff to their hand to use again?
So, since this card can only handle 50% of the top tier decks, i wouldnt use it. Furthermore, it cant hit the stronger half of those top tier decks so ya. Sorry on posting on Compulsory being viable earlier.
In the TCG i find X Sabers being a viable deck because Exceed summoning 2 Darksouls into Revise and removing Darksoul to pull off its effect is decent. Sure its not as good as Tour Guide but it could be solid :D
Andrew pointed something out to me a few days ago.
Didnt Roy St Clair top SJ Nashville a few formats ago which was LS-heavy with x sabers? :D
Just a thought if LS becomes the meta.
May be fine because Sabers are solid (50-50) against Angels but slightly bad vs DW.
Ok thats all for today, thank you for reading.
1) Does nothing against Agents. Return their Hyperion and Kristia is funny since it does nothing. Maybe slows it down a while only.
Sure you can hit Gantetsu sometimes but then its not hard to get rid of it with Sorceror, BLS etc. If you really wanted to take care of the threat of Gantetsu, you should take care of the Venus and Earth first.
2) Does nothing against LS. Returning their monsters are pointless.
3) Does nothing vs DW. Return their stuff to their hand to use again?
So, since this card can only handle 50% of the top tier decks, i wouldnt use it. Furthermore, it cant hit the stronger half of those top tier decks so ya. Sorry on posting on Compulsory being viable earlier.
In the TCG i find X Sabers being a viable deck because Exceed summoning 2 Darksouls into Revise and removing Darksoul to pull off its effect is decent. Sure its not as good as Tour Guide but it could be solid :D
Andrew pointed something out to me a few days ago.
Didnt Roy St Clair top SJ Nashville a few formats ago which was LS-heavy with x sabers? :D
Just a thought if LS becomes the meta.
May be fine because Sabers are solid (50-50) against Angels but slightly bad vs DW.
Ok thats all for today, thank you for reading.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Discussing Quickdraw Synchron and BF Gale the Whirlwind
The first card is BF Gale and the reason i wanted to bring this up was because Gale can avoid BTH and its good because in a non heavy trap format, you can summon it and run over one of any of your opponent's bigger monsters.
We all know how good Gale is because it can destroy an imbal setup of BTH + Stardust.
Being a tuner is really good too and being dark lets you load the grave.
The second card i wanted to discuss is Quickdraw Synchron.
Baha did a really good version of Junk Dopple and i advise anyone interested in the deck to check it out. Consistent,
Normally, i would not even touch Junk Dopple or a deck like that because of its reliance on Ryko, but after a discussion with Baha yesterday, it made me realise that Quickdraw could go into Drill Warrior which is the next best thing to Pot of Avarice.
Because having constant access to Effect Veiler and boss monsters sounds really good. You can mill and dump your monsters and retrieve them and the best thing is that few traps out there are gonna stop you.
Might find a way to abuse Drill Warrior Hmmm!
So, criteria for top decks this format!
1) Must be able to take on DW and Agents
2) Preferably running BLS and Sorcerer to fuck Grapha and Hyperion
3) Must generate advantage consistently
4) Must be versatile and not reliant on one or two monsters to setup. Probably because 1 Veiler or Orange Herald and your dead.
Nah i know LS is hard to match once LS gets good mills and gets itself going and thats why we have the sidedeck for that lol.
We all know how good Gale is because it can destroy an imbal setup of BTH + Stardust.
Being a tuner is really good too and being dark lets you load the grave.
The second card i wanted to discuss is Quickdraw Synchron.
Baha did a really good version of Junk Dopple and i advise anyone interested in the deck to check it out. Consistent,
Normally, i would not even touch Junk Dopple or a deck like that because of its reliance on Ryko, but after a discussion with Baha yesterday, it made me realise that Quickdraw could go into Drill Warrior which is the next best thing to Pot of Avarice.
Because having constant access to Effect Veiler and boss monsters sounds really good. You can mill and dump your monsters and retrieve them and the best thing is that few traps out there are gonna stop you.
Might find a way to abuse Drill Warrior Hmmm!
So, criteria for top decks this format!
1) Must be able to take on DW and Agents
2) Preferably running BLS and Sorcerer to fuck Grapha and Hyperion
3) Must generate advantage consistently
4) Must be versatile and not reliant on one or two monsters to setup. Probably because 1 Veiler or Orange Herald and your dead.
Nah i know LS is hard to match once LS gets good mills and gets itself going and thats why we have the sidedeck for that lol.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Discussing the Viability of BTH
In a speed format where 3 msts are everywhere, lets discuss Bottomless Trap Hole.
The bad thing about this is obviously you setting this card as the only card and it dies to MST quite easily.
But what if your opponent doesnt have MST? Its still a decent card.
It works similarly to people sayin Dark Armed and BLS can still be Solemn-ed and Bottomless-ed but they are still broken nevertheless.
The reason why i want to discuss this card over Warning is because BTH is solid VS Agents and LS, and Warning has a hefty lp cost while this does not, making it very practical so that you dont die to 2 JD in your next few turns.
VS Agent Angels this card is still important to take care of Hyperion and Kristia. You CANNOT rely on Veiler to negate Hyperions effect because being a 2800 beatstick still helps a lot, and it gets alot better in a format like this.
Furthermore you could run the risk of setting 2 cards and risk Heavy Storm or risk having a 50/50 removal by MST.
The strange thing is that in Malaysia here, we have had people running 2 MST and another copy of Dust Tornado already last format (probably due to the DW matchup), so it may or may not make a difference.
VS LS, you can activate this in response to Lylas to remove them from play still. At least opponent lost a normal summon, lost the ability to mill, and since it was banished, it will not facilitate JD. Its always good to ruin LS' setup a lil
The same thing applies here with Hyperions because you cannot hope to Veiler your opponents JD and BLS or Sorcerors, because they are still solid beatsticks. So, it leads us to think if BTH really should not be removed from our maindecks or not.
What do you think?
Of course, this post is more focused on the OCG, compared to the TCG, but it still applies both ways since LS/ Twilight and Agents are gonna be big everywhere in both metas.
I would like to hear your opinions.
I cannot call on either side yet because both pros and cons kinda balance each other out. Maybe cons outweigh the pros a lil bit since BTH dies to DW.
I think extensive testdecking is required.
Thats all for today thanks for reading
The bad thing about this is obviously you setting this card as the only card and it dies to MST quite easily.
But what if your opponent doesnt have MST? Its still a decent card.
It works similarly to people sayin Dark Armed and BLS can still be Solemn-ed and Bottomless-ed but they are still broken nevertheless.
The reason why i want to discuss this card over Warning is because BTH is solid VS Agents and LS, and Warning has a hefty lp cost while this does not, making it very practical so that you dont die to 2 JD in your next few turns.
VS Agent Angels this card is still important to take care of Hyperion and Kristia. You CANNOT rely on Veiler to negate Hyperions effect because being a 2800 beatstick still helps a lot, and it gets alot better in a format like this.
Furthermore you could run the risk of setting 2 cards and risk Heavy Storm or risk having a 50/50 removal by MST.
The strange thing is that in Malaysia here, we have had people running 2 MST and another copy of Dust Tornado already last format (probably due to the DW matchup), so it may or may not make a difference.
VS LS, you can activate this in response to Lylas to remove them from play still. At least opponent lost a normal summon, lost the ability to mill, and since it was banished, it will not facilitate JD. Its always good to ruin LS' setup a lil
The same thing applies here with Hyperions because you cannot hope to Veiler your opponents JD and BLS or Sorcerors, because they are still solid beatsticks. So, it leads us to think if BTH really should not be removed from our maindecks or not.
What do you think?
Of course, this post is more focused on the OCG, compared to the TCG, but it still applies both ways since LS/ Twilight and Agents are gonna be big everywhere in both metas.
I would like to hear your opinions.
I cannot call on either side yet because both pros and cons kinda balance each other out. Maybe cons outweigh the pros a lil bit since BTH dies to DW.
I think extensive testdecking is required.
Thats all for today thanks for reading
Thursday, August 18, 2011
New fun thing to do (For me)
1) Flip Spy into Spy 2
2) Rabbit into 2 normal level 3 tuners, (tune warrior for budget, genex controller for competitive)
3) Sync 2 arcanite
4) Destroy fuckload
5) Exceed Big Eye.
6) Next turn, if opponent doesnt have an answer, steal his monster.
LOL it loads the grave for Avarice, and BLS and Chaos Sorceror
see why i love rabbit synchro?
So, this is my take on the new format Rabbit Synchro deck :
3 Rescue Rabbit
3 Genex Controller
3 Effect Veiler
3 GK Spy
1 GK Descendant
1 GK Guard
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Sangan
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Chaos Sorcerer
1 Black Luster Soldier
3 MST
3 Pot of Duality
1 Mind Control
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Dark Hole
1 Pot of Avarice
1 Transmigration Prophecy
2 Compulsory Evacuation Device
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Trap Dustshoot
Extra Deck:
2 Arcanite Magician
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Brionac
1 Trishula
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Black Rose Dragon
2 No 17 Revise Dragon
1 Empty Space Serpent Levial
1 Inverse Roach
1 Big Eye
OCG standard Trap list is probably:
1 Trap Dustshoot
1 Torrential Tribute
1-2 Call of Haunted
and maybe some mind crushes here and there.
Its very good in DW with Eradicator Epidermic Virus
I think Compulsories are really good.
Reasons to play them: Chainable and decent and costless!
2) Rabbit into 2 normal level 3 tuners, (tune warrior for budget, genex controller for competitive)
3) Sync 2 arcanite
4) Destroy fuckload
5) Exceed Big Eye.
6) Next turn, if opponent doesnt have an answer, steal his monster.
LOL it loads the grave for Avarice, and BLS and Chaos Sorceror
see why i love rabbit synchro?
So, this is my take on the new format Rabbit Synchro deck :
3 Rescue Rabbit
3 Genex Controller
3 Effect Veiler
3 GK Spy
1 GK Descendant
1 GK Guard
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Sangan
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Chaos Sorcerer
1 Black Luster Soldier
3 MST
3 Pot of Duality
1 Mind Control
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Dark Hole
1 Pot of Avarice
1 Transmigration Prophecy
2 Compulsory Evacuation Device
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Trap Dustshoot
Extra Deck:
2 Arcanite Magician
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Brionac
1 Trishula
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Black Rose Dragon
2 No 17 Revise Dragon
1 Empty Space Serpent Levial
1 Inverse Roach
1 Big Eye
OCG standard Trap list is probably:
1 Trap Dustshoot
1 Torrential Tribute
1-2 Call of Haunted
and maybe some mind crushes here and there.
Its very good in DW with Eradicator Epidermic Virus
I think Compulsories are really good.
Reasons to play them: Chainable and decent and costless!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Post Banlist Discussion
Everyone has discussed the banlist already. No point for me to do it again.
yeah its gonna be a stupid speed format. Heavy storm to 1 was good, but mst to 3 is really..... errr... lol. if it wasnt bad enough, breaker the magical warrior was starting to gain popularity again..
LS dominance bla bla bla. 7 boss monsters is retarded. Beckoning Light into Honest, JD and BLS -_-
I have started to maindeck 3 effect veiler and switched my Bottomless Trap Holes for DD Crows already to prepare for the new format =) Modded the Rabbit deck already. Looks good! Works well, and 2 Tragodia and 1 Gorz ensure that i will not be able to be OTK-ed.
So yeah, 2 Tragoedia and Gorz is Konami's answer to being OTK-ed.
Tour Guide Plants in TCG is gonna be even better.
Crow is still handy vs non speed decks like GB and Scrap and BF and good vs DW, LS etc.
One thing i like is that Duality wasnt touched.
Top tier decks (0 - 1.5) this format:
Dark World
Rabbit synchro
Rabbit ragia
X saber
BF
Agent Angel
Lightlords
Twilight
MGS synchro (Fabled)
It is impossible to get away with setting BTH and Warning at all this format because of 3 mst staple etc. The only way left to deal with this is either quit the game, play LS/ Twilight or play with Veilers and Crows.
Veiler stops your opponents monster effects for a turn so that you can take care of it next turn. Veiler is a staple now everywhere, in the TCG and even in the OCG. Too many annoying boss monsters around
Crow is good tech too. Transmigration Prophecy too. Chainable, annoying and versatile.
I really pity the TCG players because of Tour Guide and Tengu. I doubt Tengu is gonna be semi-ed because Kevin Tewart obviously likes it (mentioned in a post) and Konami decided to hit Plants extra hard instead to stop Tengu Plants.
List of broken cards that came from TCG exclusives that dominated their own respective formats
1) Lonefire Blossom
2) Reborn Tengu
3) X Saber Darksoul
4) Tour Guide
5) Infernity Barrier
6) Gateway of the Six
7) Allure of Darkness
8) Il Blud
9) Test Tiger
List of other good support TCG exclusive
1) Super Nimble Hamster
2) Boggart Knight
3) Emmersblade
4) GK Recruiter
5) Herald of Orange Light
6) Maxx C
7) Grandmaster of SS
8) Dark Grepher
Ok thank you for reading.
Oh yeah, Banlist still sux! BLS is still broken haha and its a dangerous format
yeah its gonna be a stupid speed format. Heavy storm to 1 was good, but mst to 3 is really..... errr... lol. if it wasnt bad enough, breaker the magical warrior was starting to gain popularity again..
LS dominance bla bla bla. 7 boss monsters is retarded. Beckoning Light into Honest, JD and BLS -_-
I have started to maindeck 3 effect veiler and switched my Bottomless Trap Holes for DD Crows already to prepare for the new format =) Modded the Rabbit deck already. Looks good! Works well, and 2 Tragodia and 1 Gorz ensure that i will not be able to be OTK-ed.
So yeah, 2 Tragoedia and Gorz is Konami's answer to being OTK-ed.
Tour Guide Plants in TCG is gonna be even better.
Crow is still handy vs non speed decks like GB and Scrap and BF and good vs DW, LS etc.
One thing i like is that Duality wasnt touched.
Top tier decks (0 - 1.5) this format:
Dark World
Rabbit synchro
Rabbit ragia
X saber
BF
Agent Angel
Lightlords
Twilight
MGS synchro (Fabled)
It is impossible to get away with setting BTH and Warning at all this format because of 3 mst staple etc. The only way left to deal with this is either quit the game, play LS/ Twilight or play with Veilers and Crows.
Veiler stops your opponents monster effects for a turn so that you can take care of it next turn. Veiler is a staple now everywhere, in the TCG and even in the OCG. Too many annoying boss monsters around
Crow is good tech too. Transmigration Prophecy too. Chainable, annoying and versatile.
I really pity the TCG players because of Tour Guide and Tengu. I doubt Tengu is gonna be semi-ed because Kevin Tewart obviously likes it (mentioned in a post) and Konami decided to hit Plants extra hard instead to stop Tengu Plants.
List of broken cards that came from TCG exclusives that dominated their own respective formats
1) Lonefire Blossom
2) Reborn Tengu
3) X Saber Darksoul
4) Tour Guide
5) Infernity Barrier
6) Gateway of the Six
7) Allure of Darkness
8) Il Blud
9) Test Tiger
List of other good support TCG exclusive
1) Super Nimble Hamster
2) Boggart Knight
3) Emmersblade
4) GK Recruiter
5) Herald of Orange Light
6) Maxx C
7) Grandmaster of SS
8) Dark Grepher
Ok thank you for reading.
Oh yeah, Banlist still sux! BLS is still broken haha and its a dangerous format
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ban list out.
source: DuelingDays
Banned
Fishborg Blaster
Mental Master
Giant Trunade
Royal Oppression
Restrict to 1
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of Beginning
Debris Dragon
Lonefire Blossom
Legendary Six Samurai Shi En
TG Hyper Librarian
Formula Synchron
Heavy Storm
Primal Seed (wtf?)
Shien Smoke Signal
Pot of Avarice
Restricted to 2
Summoner Monk
Tragoedia
Necro Gardna
Dewloren
Destiny Draw
Swords of Revealing Light
Mind Crush
Call of Haunted
Released
Judgment Dragoon
Spirit Reaper
Overload Fusion
MST
Megamorph
Gravity Bind
Icarus Attack
Seems like Michael Bonacini's rant on Destiny Draw got fulfilled.
royal oppression banned: who cares!! icarus to 3 <3 control!
Call of Haunted to 2: wtf..
Primal seed: o.o okay
Heavy storm unbanned : rush rush rush
avarice to 1: needed.
Hyper Librarian: toldja it wont be banned.
Why didnt they hit agents ?
LS gonna be dominant next format.
Duality wasnt limited
In the brains of Konami:
A : Damnit how the hell are we gonna kill Reborn Tengu. Kevin Tewart surely wont let us.
B : i know! lets nerf plants so Tengu plants decrease in power. less avarice for them!
A: Ahhh. Or. lets make it a speed format and see if Tengu can match it or not wahahaha.
B: Oh yeah. Death to all control decks. Go Lightsworn go and fuck Tengu
Yup its a dog eat dog world out there.
More in depth post tomorrow
Banned
Fishborg Blaster
Mental Master
Giant Trunade
Royal Oppression
Restrict to 1
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of Beginning
Debris Dragon
Lonefire Blossom
Legendary Six Samurai Shi En
TG Hyper Librarian
Formula Synchron
Heavy Storm
Primal Seed (wtf?)
Shien Smoke Signal
Pot of Avarice
Restricted to 2
Summoner Monk
Tragoedia
Necro Gardna
Dewloren
Destiny Draw
Swords of Revealing Light
Mind Crush
Call of Haunted
Released
Judgment Dragoon
Spirit Reaper
Overload Fusion
MST
Megamorph
Gravity Bind
Icarus Attack
Seems like Michael Bonacini's rant on Destiny Draw got fulfilled.
royal oppression banned: who cares!! icarus to 3 <3 control!
Call of Haunted to 2: wtf..
Primal seed: o.o okay
Heavy storm unbanned : rush rush rush
avarice to 1: needed.
Hyper Librarian: toldja it wont be banned.
Why didnt they hit agents ?
LS gonna be dominant next format.
Duality wasnt limited
In the brains of Konami:
A : Damnit how the hell are we gonna kill Reborn Tengu. Kevin Tewart surely wont let us.
B : i know! lets nerf plants so Tengu plants decrease in power. less avarice for them!
A: Ahhh. Or. lets make it a speed format and see if Tengu can match it or not wahahaha.
B: Oh yeah. Death to all control decks. Go Lightsworn go and fuck Tengu
Yup its a dog eat dog world out there.
More in depth post tomorrow
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Decklist of champion
No 30, Acid Golem of Destruction
and many more posts to come =)
Update: Video of finals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HGu0Vu1L-o
Also, a picture of no 30 Acid Golem of Destruction has been released online already.
This means someone, somewhere out there knows the banlist. lol.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Arcanite Beat (Rabbit synchro)
New deck lol
Initially i wasnt gonna post up the list because i wanted to play it as a competitive deck but since im gonna be passive in Yugioh competitive plays until December, who cares, just post.
Every single piece of appreciation/ kudos/ shout outs go to Clarence for bringing back the deck concept into light. :) :)
http://unknown-persona.blogspot.com/2011/07/akb-2011.html
So far, i have not seen anyone playing the deck competitively or casually so i assume the deck is still new to most ppl.
So, i was bored last night and i wanted to try something new and since i missed the old Yugioh times, i wanted to play something random like Plants, which could reflect skill, or something like Goat Control etc.
I wouldnt play Plants because in the OCG, we have to play Ryko Lightsworn Hunter and if you have been reading this blog for a while, you would know how much i personally dislike Ryko. Its not a bad card, its just the milling which i dislike. severely. lol.
So, i remembered Clarence's AKB so i decided to mod the deck and test it without Rykos. So since there are no Rykos, i cut out his Hamsters. I could tell his Hamsters were to first turn Trishula consistently, but i cut it out nevertheless.
Rykos were okay but i cut them for Effect Veiler for more randomized play and to provide more options. Veiler is very necessary versus DW which relies greatly on Fabled Raven. (most have cut out Dealings because of the mirror match)
Aside from that, Spy + Spy + Veiler = Trishula too so its all gooood. Having access to more tuners besides level 3 ones are better anyway.
I would have to comment that Rescue Rabbit in here is not as broken as Rescue Cat was when it was still around. Although Rabbit is strong generally because it can summon Ragia and Quasar with ease, but lets look at Rabbit from the AKB point of view.
I honestly feel its not as strong as Cat because its targets are more limited. You only have 3x Genex Controllers, and if you draw bad and draw 2 in your starting hand, then Rabbit will be potentially dead until you can draw off Pot of Avarice, which the odd are low.
Rabbit's targets are fewer and Genex Controller is not as strong as Airbellum. When Arcanite clears the field, the only thing Genex Controller can do is attack and deal damage while Airbellum last time could become a Spirit Reaper.
The only reason Controller is better is that you can Chimeratech Fortress if your opponent has Cyber Dragon and its a target for Allure, but whatever!
so, here's the decklist:
3 Genex Controller
3 Rescue Rabbit
3 GK Spy
1 GK Descendant
2 Effect Veiler
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Sangan
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Dark Arm Dragon / (Black Luster Soldier if its unbanned next format)
3 Pot of Duality
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Mind Control
1 Scapegoat
1 Book of Moon
2 MST
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Forbidden Lance
2 Trap Stun
2 Solemn Warning
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Torrential Tribute
Since many are speculating that BLS will be unbanned next format, my secret wish to play this deck is to be able to play BLS. If it doesnt, nvm, theres still dark armed =)
Breaker is my bitch and i have liked the card since i abused it in DW, and look! its a spellcaster and its level 4. Arcanite food, and fodder for Roach etc.
The deck has so MANY options and with 2 or 3 cards in hands, i can access at least 3 or 4 different plays which i love so much. Well its not counted if i draw Bottomless and Warning hand.
For example, i could open with Veiler, Rabbit and Spy and i can choose to go Trishula next turn, or go Arcanite next turn with a Veiler to stop opponent's plays.
Duality makes the deck incredibly consistent too.
I know i said i hated Ryko, but then i was just messing around with this build. If you count the number of cards, there are 41 cards and Ryko is the 41st. So i will probably cut it out or something.
Besides, i would personally run 41 cards in this deck so i dont draw into double Controllers so often lol. But then thats what testing is for.
Just realised i forgot to include Giant Trunade. lol.
At the same time, i wish good luck to our reigning champion Galileo De Obaldia, whom i think is one of the best players in the game, and also to Malaysia's representative Sam Kee. All the best.
Anyways thats all for today, and thank you for reading.
Initially i wasnt gonna post up the list because i wanted to play it as a competitive deck but since im gonna be passive in Yugioh competitive plays until December, who cares, just post.
Every single piece of appreciation/ kudos/ shout outs go to Clarence for bringing back the deck concept into light. :) :)
http://unknown-persona.blogspot.com/2011/07/akb-2011.html
So far, i have not seen anyone playing the deck competitively or casually so i assume the deck is still new to most ppl.
So, i was bored last night and i wanted to try something new and since i missed the old Yugioh times, i wanted to play something random like Plants, which could reflect skill, or something like Goat Control etc.
I wouldnt play Plants because in the OCG, we have to play Ryko Lightsworn Hunter and if you have been reading this blog for a while, you would know how much i personally dislike Ryko. Its not a bad card, its just the milling which i dislike. severely. lol.
So, i remembered Clarence's AKB so i decided to mod the deck and test it without Rykos. So since there are no Rykos, i cut out his Hamsters. I could tell his Hamsters were to first turn Trishula consistently, but i cut it out nevertheless.
Rykos were okay but i cut them for Effect Veiler for more randomized play and to provide more options. Veiler is very necessary versus DW which relies greatly on Fabled Raven. (most have cut out Dealings because of the mirror match)
Aside from that, Spy + Spy + Veiler = Trishula too so its all gooood. Having access to more tuners besides level 3 ones are better anyway.
I would have to comment that Rescue Rabbit in here is not as broken as Rescue Cat was when it was still around. Although Rabbit is strong generally because it can summon Ragia and Quasar with ease, but lets look at Rabbit from the AKB point of view.
I honestly feel its not as strong as Cat because its targets are more limited. You only have 3x Genex Controllers, and if you draw bad and draw 2 in your starting hand, then Rabbit will be potentially dead until you can draw off Pot of Avarice, which the odd are low.
Rabbit's targets are fewer and Genex Controller is not as strong as Airbellum. When Arcanite clears the field, the only thing Genex Controller can do is attack and deal damage while Airbellum last time could become a Spirit Reaper.
The only reason Controller is better is that you can Chimeratech Fortress if your opponent has Cyber Dragon and its a target for Allure, but whatever!
so, here's the decklist:
3 Genex Controller
3 Rescue Rabbit
3 GK Spy
1 GK Descendant
2 Effect Veiler
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Breaker the Magic Warrior
1 Sangan
1 Gorz
1 Tragoedia
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Dark Arm Dragon / (Black Luster Soldier if its unbanned next format)
3 Pot of Duality
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Mind Control
1 Scapegoat
1 Book of Moon
2 MST
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Forbidden Lance
2 Trap Stun
2 Solemn Warning
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Torrential Tribute
Since many are speculating that BLS will be unbanned next format, my secret wish to play this deck is to be able to play BLS. If it doesnt, nvm, theres still dark armed =)
Breaker is my bitch and i have liked the card since i abused it in DW, and look! its a spellcaster and its level 4. Arcanite food, and fodder for Roach etc.
The deck has so MANY options and with 2 or 3 cards in hands, i can access at least 3 or 4 different plays which i love so much. Well its not counted if i draw Bottomless and Warning hand.
For example, i could open with Veiler, Rabbit and Spy and i can choose to go Trishula next turn, or go Arcanite next turn with a Veiler to stop opponent's plays.
Duality makes the deck incredibly consistent too.
I know i said i hated Ryko, but then i was just messing around with this build. If you count the number of cards, there are 41 cards and Ryko is the 41st. So i will probably cut it out or something.
Besides, i would personally run 41 cards in this deck so i dont draw into double Controllers so often lol. But then thats what testing is for.
Just realised i forgot to include Giant Trunade. lol.
At the same time, i wish good luck to our reigning champion Galileo De Obaldia, whom i think is one of the best players in the game, and also to Malaysia's representative Sam Kee. All the best.
Anyways thats all for today, and thank you for reading.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
TG1-Em1
This card is getting to be a problem card much like Icarus Attack, Book of Moon, Deity of the Snake Offering, and Gemini Spark.
All these cards are annoying and can cause tempo change in the game because it disrupts your combos and in the hands of a good player, it can gain alot of advantage.
Solution:
Run Forbidden Lance or Trap Stun
Lance is very versatile like Book because it can ensure your combos get through and in decks like Sabers, it is very versatile. It can also help you run over an opponent's card. It neutralises Phantom Beast Horn's effect and further decreases your opponents monster by 800 attack.
Stun is good because if samurai decreases in number next format (like whats happening now), then it will be more relevant than 7 tools.
Anyhow, both can be chained to DW Lightning so your opponent will be less one discard option.
Im gonna test a new deck out now =) ciao.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Banlist??
My friend Jun has a friend in Japan who claims to have bought the book edi and the list is as follows :
Ban:
Monster Reborn
Giant Trunade
Limit:
Chaos Soldier
Cyber Pot
Librarian
Formula
Semi:
Junk Synchron
Doppel
Pot of Duality
Six Sam United
Doubled-Edge Sword Technique
No more limit:
Judgement Dragon
Megamorph
Magical Stone Excavation
Bottomless
Magical Cylinder
Is this trustable??
Lightlord becoming damn strong? Cyber Jar? wtf. i have 1 AE version gonna dig it out <3
BTW dont forget to check out my 1st post below,on why TG is better than DW
DISCLAIMER- I DO NOT CLAIM THIS LIST IS REAL. YOU WANNA BELIEVE IT, ITS UP TO YOU. I PERSONALLY FIND IT A SUB PAR LIST ONLY.
Why TG > DW
OKay before i start the post, i noticed Fish and Swaps and Painful Return from TCG GENF box, credits to Johann's blog who pointed it out or it will be a month before i actually look up on the new exclusives for the box.
Fish and Swap is too good lol. Having it around means banishing Treeborn Frog is useless now. God damnit! Due to this, please limit it -.-
And as of yesterday, i stopped playing DWs officially because i dislike the deck (lol) and i traded if off for a 2nd X Saber deck which is good trade fodder.
Okay, so on to the actual post.
So, basically its because :
1) TG is immune to Grapha and DW Lightning. Since all their cards have Darksoul effects or Card Trooper replacing effects, this means that no matter what, Grapha and Lightning will not gain plusses off destroying them. In fact, DW Lightning will be a -1 for your opponent and Grapha becomes a 1 for 1 only (assuming they revive him)
2) TG is fast. They summon Wonder Magician easily to destroy Gate of DW, and although it is easy for your opponent to access more Gates, they only have 3 Gates so they have to conserve it well because you also have access to MSTs and other stuff. Wonder Magician is better than Hyunlei against the DW matchup because Wonder Magician is easier to set up. To pull off a successful Hyunlei, you need Boggart + Fullhelm + Faultroll OR Boggart + Pashuul OR you need to have Darksoul/ Emmersblade on field and a Fullhelm in hand.
The conditions are easier so yeah. Wonder Magician also balances its loss no matter what if it dies next turn (95% likely)
3) TG1- EMI and Horn of Phantom Beast. 2 of these cards are key cards to TG. Notice that Horn is an trap that turns into an equip spell. When they try to DW Lightning your card, and you flip it face up, so your opponent loses Lightning.
The same goes for TG1- EM 1, its easy for them to target it, but you can chain it so your opponent cant discard via Lightnings effect
TG1- EM1 lets you take control of Grapha too, which is very useful. No access to Grapha = weaker DW.
4) Amount of advantage gained is equal. While DW can pull off ridiculous combos with Morphing Jar and Card Destruction, TG gains advantage quite consistently through Horn of the Phantom Beast. Horn is useful because if you can pull off an early game Naturia Beast backed up by Horn, you will have won the game (unless your opponent has Raven or Morphing Jar), but thats what we run Solemns for :)
5) Its easier to sideboard against DW too because DW can just be removed from play with Crow, and Crevice.
Another useful card to consider is Banisher of the Light (note: Not Banisher of Radiance!! its a different one), which is the 2000 defence one. 2000 defence in the early game = opponent cannot beat over it.
Unless he has Gate + Bronn (who the heck runs it besides me last time)
Or he runs Goldds and Sillvas (most already realise they suck so no one runs it)
Its harder to side against TG too because there is no definite side card besides Trap Stuns or Royal Decrees to take care of the above 2 traps.
Thats all for today, thank you for reading :)
Fish and Swap is too good lol. Having it around means banishing Treeborn Frog is useless now. God damnit! Due to this, please limit it -.-
And as of yesterday, i stopped playing DWs officially because i dislike the deck (lol) and i traded if off for a 2nd X Saber deck which is good trade fodder.
Okay, so on to the actual post.
So, basically its because :
1) TG is immune to Grapha and DW Lightning. Since all their cards have Darksoul effects or Card Trooper replacing effects, this means that no matter what, Grapha and Lightning will not gain plusses off destroying them. In fact, DW Lightning will be a -1 for your opponent and Grapha becomes a 1 for 1 only (assuming they revive him)
2) TG is fast. They summon Wonder Magician easily to destroy Gate of DW, and although it is easy for your opponent to access more Gates, they only have 3 Gates so they have to conserve it well because you also have access to MSTs and other stuff. Wonder Magician is better than Hyunlei against the DW matchup because Wonder Magician is easier to set up. To pull off a successful Hyunlei, you need Boggart + Fullhelm + Faultroll OR Boggart + Pashuul OR you need to have Darksoul/ Emmersblade on field and a Fullhelm in hand.
The conditions are easier so yeah. Wonder Magician also balances its loss no matter what if it dies next turn (95% likely)
3) TG1- EMI and Horn of Phantom Beast. 2 of these cards are key cards to TG. Notice that Horn is an trap that turns into an equip spell. When they try to DW Lightning your card, and you flip it face up, so your opponent loses Lightning.
The same goes for TG1- EM 1, its easy for them to target it, but you can chain it so your opponent cant discard via Lightnings effect
TG1- EM1 lets you take control of Grapha too, which is very useful. No access to Grapha = weaker DW.
4) Amount of advantage gained is equal. While DW can pull off ridiculous combos with Morphing Jar and Card Destruction, TG gains advantage quite consistently through Horn of the Phantom Beast. Horn is useful because if you can pull off an early game Naturia Beast backed up by Horn, you will have won the game (unless your opponent has Raven or Morphing Jar), but thats what we run Solemns for :)
5) Its easier to sideboard against DW too because DW can just be removed from play with Crow, and Crevice.
Another useful card to consider is Banisher of the Light (note: Not Banisher of Radiance!! its a different one), which is the 2000 defence one. 2000 defence in the early game = opponent cannot beat over it.
Unless he has Gate + Bronn (who the heck runs it besides me last time)
Or he runs Goldds and Sillvas (most already realise they suck so no one runs it)
Its harder to side against TG too because there is no definite side card besides Trap Stuns or Royal Decrees to take care of the above 2 traps.
Thats all for today, thank you for reading :)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
The Fate of Heavy Storm
If Konami doesnt unban Heavy Storm,
then, there will be
1) a skilless meta. because everybody can just come and set 4 to 5 backrow and not worry about overextension etc.
2) more diverse format. because many decks survive due to being able to control well and because of their backrow.
3) slower + more control format. Speed and fast decks will still be there. but not that strong but still decent.
4) more high chance for less powerful players to top. Format is more focused on deck type. Skill is still important though.
5) Newer players/ less skilled ones will be happy but then the older, more skilled players will fret.
Now let's look at it from a different perspective shall we?
If Heavy Storm is unbanned,
1) everyone will go back to setting 1 or 2 cards only
2) less overextension anywhere
3) control decks will be less powerful. they will still be around because we have Starlight Road. However it is damn obvious if your opponent has Starlight or Solemn set cos no one will set 3 to 4 backrow without those.
4) Format will speed up like hell and may become retarded. DW decks will become more ridiculous. Lightning into Grapha, special summon? wtf? LS and those Rabbit decks will become ridiculous too. You just need to waste one card to bait out whatever your opponent has on the field, and once your done, your free to self touch all over the field.
5) Majority of the skilled + older players will be more happy, at least for the start of the format. Noober players will have less chance of topping.
6) Black Luster Soldier and Chaos Sorceror will be even more ridiculous
7) Format becomes a lil less diverse. Speed decks will be the trend.
8) People will start complaining all over again
Oh Konami, what on earth are you gonna do ! lol.
Personally, im gonna start remaining neutral about this topic.
What do you guys think?
P.s: double posted and there's an Oceania's nationals decklist below do check it out
then, there will be
1) a skilless meta. because everybody can just come and set 4 to 5 backrow and not worry about overextension etc.
2) more diverse format. because many decks survive due to being able to control well and because of their backrow.
3) slower + more control format. Speed and fast decks will still be there. but not that strong but still decent.
4) more high chance for less powerful players to top. Format is more focused on deck type. Skill is still important though.
5) Newer players/ less skilled ones will be happy but then the older, more skilled players will fret.
Now let's look at it from a different perspective shall we?
If Heavy Storm is unbanned,
1) everyone will go back to setting 1 or 2 cards only
2) less overextension anywhere
3) control decks will be less powerful. they will still be around because we have Starlight Road. However it is damn obvious if your opponent has Starlight or Solemn set cos no one will set 3 to 4 backrow without those.
4) Format will speed up like hell and may become retarded. DW decks will become more ridiculous. Lightning into Grapha, special summon? wtf? LS and those Rabbit decks will become ridiculous too. You just need to waste one card to bait out whatever your opponent has on the field, and once your done, your free to self touch all over the field.
5) Majority of the skilled + older players will be more happy, at least for the start of the format. Noober players will have less chance of topping.
6) Black Luster Soldier and Chaos Sorceror will be even more ridiculous
7) Format becomes a lil less diverse. Speed decks will be the trend.
8) People will start complaining all over again
Oh Konami, what on earth are you gonna do ! lol.
Personally, im gonna start remaining neutral about this topic.
What do you guys think?
P.s: double posted and there's an Oceania's nationals decklist below do check it out
Friday, August 5, 2011
Oceania Decklists
Source : http://www.gameplayer.co.nz/1585a1.page
Meta Breakdown:
Tour Guide Plants x5
Tech Genus x2
Samurai x1
Yeah i realised i haven't commented on the recent XYZ rulings for TCG. Kevin Tewart can go screw himself =) Tour Guide = New Pot of Duality? More proof that TCG exclusives are one of the most powerful cards in the entire game. Allure, Darksoul , Charge of Light Brigade, Infern Barrier were all strong in their respective formats.
Anyways, here are the decklists:
Aaron Dennis (1st)
1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Maxx "C"
2 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
1 D.D Crow
2 Effect Veiler
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Limit reverse
2 Solemn Warning
1 Royal Oppression
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Colossal Fighter
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Number 39 Utopia
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Side:
1 Debunk
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
1 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
2 Bottomless Traphole
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Mirror Force
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
2 Puppet Plant
1 Kinetic Soldier
1 D.D Crow
Oliver Parle Semi Finalist 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
2 Maxx "C"
2 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Dust Tornado
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
Side:
2 Cyber Dragon
2 Puppet Plant
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Dust Tornado
1 Kinetic Soldier
2 Malevolent Catastrophe
1 D.D Crow
1 Black Horn of Heaven
2 Debunk
Sezan Hussain Semi Finalist 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Maxx "C"
1 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
2 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Limit Reverse
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Colossal Fighter
Side:
2 Swallow Flip
1 Nobleman of Crossout
2 D.D Crow
2 Chain Disappearance
2 Dust Tornado
3 Puppet Plant
2 Dimensional Prison
1 Royal Oppression
Chris Gehring Top 8 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Maxx "C"
3 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
3 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Dust Tornado
1 Solemn Judgement
1 Royal Oppression
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Grenosaurus
1 Thoughtruler Archfiend
Side:
2 Cyber Dragon
1 D.D Crow
1 Mobius the Frost Monarch
1 Dust Tornado
2 Puppet Plant
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Malevolent Catastrophe
1 Kinetic Soldier
1 Royal Decree
1 Bottomless Traphole
1 Dimensional Prison
Bodan Temnyk Top 8 3 TG Warwolf
3 TG Rush Rhino
3 TG Striker
3 Reborn Tengu
2 Maxx "C"
2 Effect Veiler
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
3 Pot Of Duality
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Book of Moon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
3 Horn of the Phantom Beast
2 Solemn Warning
3 TG1-EM1
1 Royal Oppression
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Solemn Judgment
2 Dimensional Prison
Extra:
1 TG Wonder Magician
1 TG Power Gladiator
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Number 39 Utopia
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Mist Wurm
1 Arcanite Magician
1 Gaia Knight the Force of Earth
1 Naturia Barkion
Side:
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Cyber Dragon
2 Puppet Plant
1 Kinetic Soldier
2 Dust Tornado
1 Bottomless Traphole
1 Breaker the Magical Warrior
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Mirror Force
1 Starlight Road
Callum Scott Top 8 2 Grandmaster of the Six Samurai
3 Kagemusha of the Six Samurai
3 Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki
3 Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan
1 Hand of the Six Samurai
2 Effect Veiler
1 Spirit of the Six Samurai
1 Gateway of the Six
1 Giant Trunade
1 Monster Reborn
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Reinforcement of the Army
3 Six Samurai United
3 Shien’s Smoke Signal
1 Dark Hole
1 Book of Moon
2 Double-Edged Sword Technique
2 Musakani Magatama
1 Solemn Judgment
2 Solemn Warning
1 Royal Oppression
2 Compulsary Evacuation Device
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra:
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Gaia Knight the Force of Earth
3 Legendary Six Samurai Shi En
1 Flamvell Uruquizas
1 Naturia Barkion
1 Scrap Archfiend
1 Naturia Landoise
Side:
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Puppet Plant
3 Dimensional Fissure
3 Safe Zone
2 Rivalry of Warlords
2 Chain Disappearance
incent Cooksley Top 8 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Plague Spreader Zombie
1 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
2 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Lyla Lightsworn Soceress
2 Chaos Sorceror
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Charge of the Light Brigade
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Seven Tools of the Bandit
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
1 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
2 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Arcanite Magician
Side:
2 Dust Tornado
2 Chain Disappearance
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
3 Cyber Dragon
1 D.D Crow
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
2 Bottomless Traphole
Meta Breakdown:
Tour Guide Plants x5
Tech Genus x2
Samurai x1
Yeah i realised i haven't commented on the recent XYZ rulings for TCG. Kevin Tewart can go screw himself =) Tour Guide = New Pot of Duality? More proof that TCG exclusives are one of the most powerful cards in the entire game. Allure, Darksoul , Charge of Light Brigade, Infern Barrier were all strong in their respective formats.
Anyways, here are the decklists:
Aaron Dennis (1st)
1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Maxx "C"
2 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
1 D.D Crow
2 Effect Veiler
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Limit reverse
2 Solemn Warning
1 Royal Oppression
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Colossal Fighter
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Number 39 Utopia
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Side:
1 Debunk
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
1 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
2 Bottomless Traphole
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Mirror Force
2 Cyber Dragon
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
2 Puppet Plant
1 Kinetic Soldier
1 D.D Crow
Oliver Parle Semi Finalist 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
2 Maxx "C"
2 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
1 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Dust Tornado
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
Side:
2 Cyber Dragon
2 Puppet Plant
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Dust Tornado
1 Kinetic Soldier
2 Malevolent Catastrophe
1 D.D Crow
1 Black Horn of Heaven
2 Debunk
Sezan Hussain Semi Finalist 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Maxx "C"
1 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
2 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
2 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Limit Reverse
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
2 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Colossal Fighter
Side:
2 Swallow Flip
1 Nobleman of Crossout
2 D.D Crow
2 Chain Disappearance
2 Dust Tornado
3 Puppet Plant
2 Dimensional Prison
1 Royal Oppression
Chris Gehring Top 8 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
2 Maxx "C"
3 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Foolish Burial
3 Pot of Avarice
2 Enemy Controller
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Dust Tornado
1 Solemn Judgement
1 Royal Oppression
Extra:
2 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Grenosaurus
1 Thoughtruler Archfiend
Side:
2 Cyber Dragon
1 D.D Crow
1 Mobius the Frost Monarch
1 Dust Tornado
2 Puppet Plant
2 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Malevolent Catastrophe
1 Kinetic Soldier
1 Royal Decree
1 Bottomless Traphole
1 Dimensional Prison
Bodan Temnyk Top 8 3 TG Warwolf
3 TG Rush Rhino
3 TG Striker
3 Reborn Tengu
2 Maxx "C"
2 Effect Veiler
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
3 Pot Of Duality
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Book of Moon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dark Hole
3 Horn of the Phantom Beast
2 Solemn Warning
3 TG1-EM1
1 Royal Oppression
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Solemn Judgment
2 Dimensional Prison
Extra:
1 TG Wonder Magician
1 TG Power Gladiator
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Number 39 Utopia
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Mist Wurm
1 Arcanite Magician
1 Gaia Knight the Force of Earth
1 Naturia Barkion
Side:
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Cyber Dragon
2 Puppet Plant
1 Kinetic Soldier
2 Dust Tornado
1 Bottomless Traphole
1 Breaker the Magical Warrior
1 Dimensional Prison
1 Mirror Force
1 Starlight Road
Callum Scott Top 8 2 Grandmaster of the Six Samurai
3 Kagemusha of the Six Samurai
3 Legendary Six Samurai – Kageki
3 Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan
1 Hand of the Six Samurai
2 Effect Veiler
1 Spirit of the Six Samurai
1 Gateway of the Six
1 Giant Trunade
1 Monster Reborn
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Reinforcement of the Army
3 Six Samurai United
3 Shien’s Smoke Signal
1 Dark Hole
1 Book of Moon
2 Double-Edged Sword Technique
2 Musakani Magatama
1 Solemn Judgment
2 Solemn Warning
1 Royal Oppression
2 Compulsary Evacuation Device
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra:
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Gaia Knight the Force of Earth
3 Legendary Six Samurai Shi En
1 Flamvell Uruquizas
1 Naturia Barkion
1 Scrap Archfiend
1 Naturia Landoise
Side:
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
2 Puppet Plant
3 Dimensional Fissure
3 Safe Zone
2 Rivalry of Warlords
2 Chain Disappearance
incent Cooksley Top 8 1 Sangan
1 Glow Up Bulb
2 Debris Dragon
2 Lonefire Blossom
1 Dandylion
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Plague Spreader Zombie
1 Tourguide from the Underworld
3 Reborn Tengu
1 Spore
2 Effect Veiler
2 Ryko Lightsworn Hunter
1 Gorz Emissary of Darkness
1 Lyla Lightsworn Soceress
2 Chaos Sorceror
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Book of Moon
1 Giant Trunade
2 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Charge of the Light Brigade
2 Pot of Avarice
1 Dark Hole
1 One for one
1 Monster Reborn
1 Mind Control
1 Call of the Haunted
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
2 Solemn Warning
1 Seven Tools of the Bandit
1 Solemn Judgement
Extra:
1 Formula Synchron
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Scrap Dragon
1 Ancient Fairy Dragon
2 Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 T.G Hyper Librarian
1 Armoury Arm
2 Blackrose Dragon
1 Ally of Justice Catastor
1 Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
1 Shooting Star Dragon
1 Arcanite Magician
Side:
2 Dust Tornado
2 Chain Disappearance
3 Thunder King Rai-oh
3 Cyber Dragon
1 D.D Crow
1 Caius the Shadow Monarch
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
2 Bottomless Traphole
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
OCG meta September 2011
This is my prediction for OCG meta in 2011
Tier 1:
Dark World
Tech Genus
Frog Monarch
Lightlords
Gadget Offering
Karakuri DS Beat
Tier 1.5
Six Sam
Gravekeeper
Hero Beat
X Saber
WW BF
Grave BF
Agent Angels
Machina Fortress
Allow me to explain. Basically everything in the current OCG meta will drop to tier 1.5
I can almost predict the format will be a speed-ish format if Solemn Warning gets limited.
So, why is everything tier 1 of this format, suddenly drops down to tier 1.5 next format?
Basically because of Dark World Dark World Dark World.
Once again, Konami has made a new broken ass theme that should be played everywhere.
The combination of DW Lightning + Grapha fucks up every single anti meta strategy there is no matter if it is Hero Beat, or WWBF, or even X Saber!
X Saber wont really be tier 1, sadly, because if you set Darksoul or Emmersblade, your opponent will just Lightning and Grapha it, regardless what it is. If you wanna avoid DW Lightning, you need to normal summon Emmesblade face up, but then your opponent can just Grapha it. Once the deck cannot access other cards from your deck, like Faultroll then you will GG.
Nothing in X Saber can get over Grapha either unless you have Faultroll, Boggart, tuner in hand ready
This means i have alot of modding to do for my lovely Sabers =)
Then they have access to either Breakers or Rykos to further simplify every single move the control player wants to take advantage of.
Oh yeah, Grapha is a problem card alright.
TG is gonna be fine because its searching options keep them alive to DW. It isnt as broken as DW but it has sort of decent matchups versus DW if you manage to outspeed them. If you drop a Stardust backed up by a BTH, you can safely control the field. Wonder Magician is good to control your opponent's Gates etc. And Power Gladiator is a decent card
I chose Frog Monarch because this deck has the BEST matchup vs Dark world. haha no further explanation needed.
Lightlords is a pure assumption as we can almost predict the unbanning of Black Luster Soldier. BLS + Beckoning Light = LOL
I actually think Karakuri that DS built has potential to top because of its speed and non reliance of trap cards.
Gadget Offering seems decent too as they have the power to outspeed DW. Any deck that can outspeed DW should do decently.
I put 6 sam in tier 1.5 because although they make Shien, it is easy for DW to have multiple discard fodder. you can negate my Lightning but can you negate my Dealings? You can negate my Grapha in vain with Magatama but can you prevent an attack when i special summon it back? Even if your opponent is lucky enough to prevent all this in one turn, how will they be able to survive next turn when all their resources are depleted.
GKs are there because there still will be ppl playing them and Royal Tribute is good vs any deck except DW. DW is Konami's answer to Royal tribute and if you think you can go into any tourney with Royal tribute you should think again, because your chances of meeting DW is going to be very high because the deck is cheap, and many people will be thinking the exact same thing.
Grave BF is there because it is too slow vs DW and other decks are WWBF and Hero Beat are self explanatory.
Agent Angels + Machina < DW and we all know that already.
I didnt mention Junk Dopple as i am unsure how Konami will hit it. It may stay strong, it may not.
Reborn Tengu variants in the TCG will still rule. Blek.
So, the new tech card of the new format? DD Crow!! Or Transmigration Prophecy.
This card will fuck DW and says no to Lightlord, Frog Monarch etc.
It can even screw Sabers but i think that is irrelevant because i can just exceed Leviair the Water Serpent and bring my Darksoul back.
This might very well be the new Effect Veiler for OCG.
Anyway do you think it is too early for me to write this?
I dont think so, the new banlist is gonna be out in 2 to 3 weeks time.
Thats all for today, thank you for reading! And remember this is just my predictions, feel free to comment or share your opinions, maybe i missed out on a deck or two.
PS: No GB is not going to be strong at all at the start of the format while it is stablising because DW will rape it end of story.
Tier 1:
Dark World
Tech Genus
Frog Monarch
Lightlords
Gadget Offering
Karakuri DS Beat
Tier 1.5
Six Sam
Gravekeeper
Hero Beat
X Saber
WW BF
Grave BF
Agent Angels
Machina Fortress
Allow me to explain. Basically everything in the current OCG meta will drop to tier 1.5
I can almost predict the format will be a speed-ish format if Solemn Warning gets limited.
So, why is everything tier 1 of this format, suddenly drops down to tier 1.5 next format?
Basically because of Dark World Dark World Dark World.
Once again, Konami has made a new broken ass theme that should be played everywhere.
The combination of DW Lightning + Grapha fucks up every single anti meta strategy there is no matter if it is Hero Beat, or WWBF, or even X Saber!
X Saber wont really be tier 1, sadly, because if you set Darksoul or Emmersblade, your opponent will just Lightning and Grapha it, regardless what it is. If you wanna avoid DW Lightning, you need to normal summon Emmesblade face up, but then your opponent can just Grapha it. Once the deck cannot access other cards from your deck, like Faultroll then you will GG.
Nothing in X Saber can get over Grapha either unless you have Faultroll, Boggart, tuner in hand ready
This means i have alot of modding to do for my lovely Sabers =)
Then they have access to either Breakers or Rykos to further simplify every single move the control player wants to take advantage of.
Oh yeah, Grapha is a problem card alright.
TG is gonna be fine because its searching options keep them alive to DW. It isnt as broken as DW but it has sort of decent matchups versus DW if you manage to outspeed them. If you drop a Stardust backed up by a BTH, you can safely control the field. Wonder Magician is good to control your opponent's Gates etc. And Power Gladiator is a decent card
I chose Frog Monarch because this deck has the BEST matchup vs Dark world. haha no further explanation needed.
Lightlords is a pure assumption as we can almost predict the unbanning of Black Luster Soldier. BLS + Beckoning Light = LOL
I actually think Karakuri that DS built has potential to top because of its speed and non reliance of trap cards.
Gadget Offering seems decent too as they have the power to outspeed DW. Any deck that can outspeed DW should do decently.
I put 6 sam in tier 1.5 because although they make Shien, it is easy for DW to have multiple discard fodder. you can negate my Lightning but can you negate my Dealings? You can negate my Grapha in vain with Magatama but can you prevent an attack when i special summon it back? Even if your opponent is lucky enough to prevent all this in one turn, how will they be able to survive next turn when all their resources are depleted.
GKs are there because there still will be ppl playing them and Royal Tribute is good vs any deck except DW. DW is Konami's answer to Royal tribute and if you think you can go into any tourney with Royal tribute you should think again, because your chances of meeting DW is going to be very high because the deck is cheap, and many people will be thinking the exact same thing.
Grave BF is there because it is too slow vs DW and other decks are WWBF and Hero Beat are self explanatory.
Agent Angels + Machina < DW and we all know that already.
I didnt mention Junk Dopple as i am unsure how Konami will hit it. It may stay strong, it may not.
Reborn Tengu variants in the TCG will still rule. Blek.
So, the new tech card of the new format? DD Crow!! Or Transmigration Prophecy.
This card will fuck DW and says no to Lightlord, Frog Monarch etc.
It can even screw Sabers but i think that is irrelevant because i can just exceed Leviair the Water Serpent and bring my Darksoul back.
This might very well be the new Effect Veiler for OCG.
Anyway do you think it is too early for me to write this?
I dont think so, the new banlist is gonna be out in 2 to 3 weeks time.
Thats all for today, thank you for reading! And remember this is just my predictions, feel free to comment or share your opinions, maybe i missed out on a deck or two.
PS: No GB is not going to be strong at all at the start of the format while it is stablising because DW will rape it end of story.
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